Well,
apparently not having gotten my full ration of grit and ugliness from Traffic, last night I flinched my way
through a much better example of the genre, Man
on Fire. The stars are Denzel
Washington, as a very dangerous man with a past, and Dakota Fanning, as the
very essence of childish cuteness. As
with Traffic, Man on Fire is
concerned with malfeasance South of the Border; in this case police corruption
and kidnapping for profit. The bad guys
here are bad enough that you can’t help but enjoy watching Washington snuff
them out.
Denzel
Washington is one of our very best male actors, in a class with Tom Hanks and
Russell Crowe. Believe it or not, Dakota
Fanning is 28 years old. She appears to
be unmarried but is “in a relationship”.
Her acting career continues, but with no overwhelming success. At least she isn’t Lindsay Lohen.
Man on Fire rates a solid B+
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